גדל

See also: ג־ד־ל

Aramaic

Verb

גדל • (transliteration needed)

to twist
to weave

Hebrew

Root
ג־ד־ל (g-d-l)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Audio (גָּדֵל): (file)

Verb

גָּדַל • (gadál) (pa'al construction, present גָּדֵל)

(intransitive, stative) to be big, large, great
- Tanach, Psalms 92:6, with Young's Literal Translation:
  מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יהוה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ
  ma-gad'lú maasécha YHVH m'ód am'kú machsh'votécha
  How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.
(intransitive) to grow (become bigger, greater, more)
- Tanach, Genesis 26:13, with Young's Literal Translation:
  וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדֵל
  vayélech halóch v'gadél
  and goeth on, going on and becoming great
- Tanach, Job 2:13, with translation of the King James Version:
  גָדַל הַכְּאֵב מְאֹד
  gadál hak'év m'ód
  his grief was very great
(intransitive) to grow up, become older
- Tanach, Genesis 38:14, with translation of the King James Version:
  כִּי רָאֲתָה כִּי־גָדַל שֵׁלָה וְהִוא לֹא־נִתְּנָה לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה
  kí raatá ki-gadál shelá v'hí lo-nit'ná ló l'ishá
  for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife
- Tanach, 1 Kings 12:8, with translation of the King James Version:
  וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר גָּדְלוּ אִתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנָיו
  vayivaáts et-hay'ladím ashér gad'lú itó ashér haom'dím l'fanáv
  and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him

Conjugation

Conjugation of **גָּדַל** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לגדול / לִגְדֹּל
		action noun		גְּדִילָה
		passive participle		—

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	גָּדַלְתִּי		גָּדַלְנוּ
	second	גָּדַלְתָּ	גָּדַלְתְּ	גְּדַלְתֶּם¹	גְּדַלְתֶּן¹
	third	גָּדַל	גָּדְלָה	גָּדְלוּ
present		גָּדֵל	גְּדֵלָה	גְּדֵלִים	גְּדֵלוֹת
future	first	אֶגְדַּל		נִגְדַּל
	second	תִּגְדַּל	תִּגְדְּלִי	תִּגְדְּלוּ	תִּגְדַּלְנָה²
	third	יִגְדַּל	תִּגְדַּל	יִגְדְּלוּ	תִּגְדַּלְנָה²
imperative		גְּדַל	גִּדְלִי	גִּדְלוּ	גְּדַלְנָה²

¹ Pronounced גָּדַלְתֶּם and גָּדַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

H1431 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Adjective

גָּדֵל • (gadél) (feminine גְּדֵלָה, masculine plural גְּדֵלִים, feminine plural גְּדֵלוֹת) [pattern: קָטֵל]

growing, increasing (e.g. of plants)

Verb

גִּדֵּל • (gidél) (pi'el construction) (transitive)

defective spelling of גידל

Noun

גֹּדֶל • (gódel) m (singular construct גֹּדֶל־)

defective spelling of גודל

Adjective

גָּדֹל • (gadól) (feminine גְּדֹלָה, masculine plural גְּדֹלִים, feminine plural גְּדֹלוֹת)

defective spelling of גדול

Proper noun

גִּדֵּל • (gidél) m

a male given name
- Tanach, Ezra 2:47, with translation of the King James Version:
  בְּנֵי־גִדֵּל בְּנֵי־גַחַר בְּנֵי רְאָיָה
  b'ne-gidél b'ne-gáchar b'né r'ayá
  The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah

Anagrams

גלד,‎ דגל